People detained by the International Criminal Court (ICC) are held in the ICC's detention centre, which is located within a Dutch prison in Scheveningen, The Hague. The ICC was established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. As of June 2018, it has issued public arrest warrants for 42 individuals, six of whom are currently in custody of the court.
The ICC detention centre is for holding people who have been charged with crimes, not for imprisoning convicted criminals. As such, all detainees are considered innocent until their guilt has been proven. Upon conviction by the ICC, criminals are transferred outside the Netherlands to serve their sentences.
Sentence of 14 years' imprisonment. On 19 December 2015, he was transferred to a prison facility in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to serve his sentence of imprisonment.
Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
Name
Charles Taylor
Arrived
20 June 2006
Departed
15 October 2013
Notes
Tried by the Special Court for Sierra Leone, transferred to the United Kingdom to serve his sentence of 50 years' imprisonment.
Germain Katanga
Germain Katanga
Name
Germain Katanga
Arrived
17 October 2007
Departed
19 December 2015
Notes
Sentence of 12 years' imprisonment. On 13 November 2015, the Appeals Chamber reduced his sentence. The date for the completion of the sentence is set to 18 January 2016. On 19 December 2015, Germain Katanga was transferred to a prison facility in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to serve his sentence of imprisonment.
Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui
Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui
Name
Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui
Arrived
7 February 2007
Departed
21 December 2012
Notes
Released following acquittal; appeal confirming previous sentence
Jean-Pierre Bemba
Jean-Pierre Bemba
Name
Jean-Pierre Bemba
Arrived
3 July 2008
Departed
14 June 2018
Notes
Sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment as of 21 June 2016. His war crimes conviction was overturned on June 8, 2018. He has one appeal remaining regarding witness tampering.
Radovan Karadžić
Radovan Karadžić
Name
Radovan Karadžić
Arrived
30 July 2008
Departed
26 May 2021
Notes
Tried by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, sentenced to life imprisonment on 20 March 2019. Moved to a prison on the Isle of Wight on 26 May 2021.
Callixte Mbarushimana
Callixte Mbarushimana
Name
Callixte Mbarushimana
Arrived
25 January 2011
Departed
23 December 2011
Notes
Released following dismissal of charges
Ratko Mladić
Ratko Mladić
Name
Ratko Mladić
Arrived
31 May 2011
Departed
—
Notes
Tried by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, sentenced to life imprisonment on 22 November 2017. Verdict and sentence were confirmed in June 2021. He remains incarcerated in The Hague.
Laurent Gbagbo
Laurent Gbagbo
Name
Laurent Gbagbo
Arrived
30 November 2011
Departed
1 February 2019
Notes
Acquitted of charges. He was released conditionally on February 1, 2019, to reside in Belgium, because prosecutors appealed after his initial acquittal. Verdict was confirmed in 2021, and Gbagbo returned to Côte d'Ivoire on 17 June 2021.
Bosco Ntaganda
Bosco Ntaganda
Name
Bosco Ntaganda
Arrived
22 March 2013
Departed
14 December 2022
Notes
Found guilty of 18 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. He was transferred to Belgian prison on 14 December 2022.
Aimé Kilolo Musamba
Aimé Kilolo Musamba
Name
Aimé Kilolo Musamba
Arrived
25 November 2013
Departed
21 October 2014
Notes
Case in appeal stage
Fidèle Babala Wandu
Fidèle Babala Wandu
Name
Fidèle Babala Wandu
Arrived
25 November 2013
Departed
21 October 2014
Notes
Case closed. He was sentenced in total to 6 months’ imprisonment.
Jean-Jacques Mangenda Kabongo
Jean-Jacques Mangenda Kabongo
Name
Jean-Jacques Mangenda Kabongo
Arrived
4 December 2013
Departed
21 October 2014
Notes
Case in appeal stage
Narcisse Arido
Narcisse Arido
Name
Narcisse Arido
Arrived
18 March 2014
Departed
21 October 2014
Notes
Case closed
Charles Blé Goudé
Charles Blé Goudé
Name
Charles Blé Goudé
Arrived
22 March 2014
Departed
1 February 2019
Notes
Acquitted of charges. He was conditionally released, as prosecutors appealed against verdict. After confirmation of his acquittal in 2021, he returned to Côte d'Ivoire on 26 November 2022.
Dominic Ongwen
Dominic Ongwen
Name
Dominic Ongwen
Arrived
21 January 2015
Departed
18 December 2023
Notes
Sentence of 25 years' imprisonment. Found guilty of 61 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The appeals chamber confirmed the guilt and verdict on 15 December 2022. Transferred to a Norwegian prison on 18 December 2023.
Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi
Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi
Name
Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi
Arrived
26 September 2015
Departed
3 May 2019
Notes
Pleaded guilty; sentenced to nine years' imprisonment on September 27, 2016. Transferred to a UK prison on May 3, 2019.
al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz
al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz
Name
al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz
Arrived
31 March 2018
Departed
—
Notes
Convicted of all but 3 charges on 26 June 2024, subsequently sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment.
Alfred Yekatom
Alfred Yekatom
Name
Alfred Yekatom
Arrived
17 November 2018
Departed
—
Notes
Convicted of various charges on 24 July 2025, sentenced the same day to 15 years' imprisonment.
Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona
Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona
Name
Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona
Arrived
23 January 2019
Departed
—
Notes
Convicted of various charges on 24 July 2025, sentenced the same day to 12 years' imprisonment.
Ali Kushayb
Ali Kushayb
Name
Ali Kushayb
Arrived
9 June 2020
Departed
—
Notes
Convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity on 6 October 2025. Sentenced 9 December 2025 to 20 years' imprisonment.
Paul Gicheru
Paul Gicheru
Name
Paul Gicheru
Arrived
3 November 2020
Departed
1 February 2021
Notes
Died on 27 September 2022; proceedings withdrawn on 14 October 2022
Mahamat Said Abdel Kani
Mahamat Said Abdel Kani
Name
Mahamat Said Abdel Kani
Arrived
24 January 2021
Departed
—
Notes
On trial
Maxime Mokom
Maxime Mokom
Name
Maxime Mokom
Arrived
14 March 2022
Departed
17 October 2023
Notes
Released after charges were withdrawn
Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Duterte
Name
Rodrigo Duterte
Arrived
12 March 2025
Departed
–
Notes
Arrested 11 March 2025
Ranked list
Name
Image
Arrived
Departed
Notes
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Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
17 March 2006
19 December 2015
Sentence of 14 years' imprisonment. On 19 December 2015, he was transferred to a prison facility in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to serve his sentence of imprisonment.
Charles Taylor
20 June 2006
15 October 2013
Tried by the Special Court for Sierra Leone, transferred to the United Kingdom to serve his sentence of 50 years' imprisonment.
Germain Katanga
17 October 2007
19 December 2015
Sentence of 12 years' imprisonment. On 13 November 2015, the Appeals Chamber reduced his sentence. The date for the completion of the sentence is set to 18 January 2016. On 19 December 2015, Germain Katanga was transferred to a prison facility in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to serve his sentence of imprisonment.
Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui
7 February 2007
21 December 2012
Released following acquittal; appeal confirming previous sentence
Jean-Pierre Bemba
3 July 2008
14 June 2018
Sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment as of 21 June 2016. His war crimes conviction was overturned on June 8, 2018. He has one appeal remaining regarding witness tampering.
Radovan Karadžić
30 July 2008
26 May 2021
Tried by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, sentenced to life imprisonment on 20 March 2019. Moved to a prison on the Isle of Wight on 26 May 2021.
Callixte Mbarushimana
25 January 2011
23 December 2011
Released following dismissal of charges
Ratko Mladić
31 May 2011
—
Tried by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, sentenced to life imprisonment on 22 November 2017. Verdict and sentence were confirmed in June 2021. He remains incarcerated in The Hague.
Laurent Gbagbo
30 November 2011
1 February 2019
Acquitted of charges. He was released conditionally on February 1, 2019, to reside in Belgium, because prosecutors appealed after his initial acquittal. Verdict was confirmed in 2021, and Gbagbo returned to Côte d'Ivoire on 17 June 2021.
Bosco Ntaganda
22 March 2013
14 December 2022
Found guilty of 18 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. He was transferred to Belgian prison on 14 December 2022.
Aimé Kilolo Musamba
25 November 2013
21 October 2014
Case in appeal stage
Fidèle Babala Wandu
25 November 2013
21 October 2014
Case closed. He was sentenced in total to 6 months’ imprisonment.
Jean-Jacques Mangenda Kabongo
4 December 2013
21 October 2014
Case in appeal stage
Narcisse Arido
18 March 2014
21 October 2014
Case closed
Charles Blé Goudé
22 March 2014
1 February 2019
Acquitted of charges. He was conditionally released, as prosecutors appealed against verdict. After confirmation of his acquittal in 2021, he returned to Côte d'Ivoire on 26 November 2022.
Dominic Ongwen
21 January 2015
18 December 2023
Sentence of 25 years' imprisonment. Found guilty of 61 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The appeals chamber confirmed the guilt and verdict on 15 December 2022. Transferred to a Norwegian prison on 18 December 2023.
Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi
26 September 2015
3 May 2019
Pleaded guilty; sentenced to nine years' imprisonment on September 27, 2016. Transferred to a UK prison on May 3, 2019.
al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz
31 March 2018
—
Convicted of all but 3 charges on 26 June 2024, subsequently sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment.
Alfred Yekatom
17 November 2018
—
Convicted of various charges on 24 July 2025, sentenced the same day to 15 years' imprisonment.
Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona
23 January 2019
—
Convicted of various charges on 24 July 2025, sentenced the same day to 12 years' imprisonment.
Ali Kushayb
9 June 2020
—
Convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity on 6 October 2025. Sentenced 9 December 2025 to 20 years' imprisonment.
Paul Gicheru
3 November 2020
1 February 2021
Died on 27 September 2022; proceedings withdrawn on 14 October 2022
Mahamat Said Abdel Kani
24 January 2021
—
On trial
Maxime Mokom
14 March 2022
17 October 2023
Released after charges were withdrawn
Rodrigo Duterte
12 March 2025
–
Arrested 11 March 2025
References
United Nations Department of Public Information (December 2002). The International Criminal Court. Retrieved on July 7,
Agreement between the International Criminal Court and the International Committee of the Red Cross on Visits to Persons deprived of Liberty Pursuant to the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court
